Leechline

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.

    "“Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind."

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"“Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind."

Etymology

From leech + line.

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